Which to use
“marquer” and “moquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,778
- “marquer” frequency rank
- #9,351
- “moquer” frequency rank
- 13129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marquer | moquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distinguer une chose d’une autre au moyen d’une marque. | Se railler de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, en rire, en faire un sujet de plaisanterie ou de dérision. |
Where the eye mixes marquer and moquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marquer and moquer
A purely visual mix-up. marquer (\maʁ.ke\) and moquer (\mɔ.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marquer is recorded at frequency rank #3,778, classified as averb, pronounced \maʁ.ke\. moquer is at rank #9,351, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ.ke\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13129, this pair ranks #402,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marquer vs moquer
Shared letters: emqru. Private to "marquer": a. Private to "moquer": o.
"marquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "moquer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marquer" and "moquer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "marquer" vs "moquer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marquer" and "moquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moquée vs moquer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #402,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.